A novel attempt has been made through this
research work to develope medicinal herb extracts treated garments using
alternate medical concepts to cure selected diseases. It is a new approach to
cure the diseases by wearing the medicinal herb extracts treated garments. In this work, about 16 medicinal herbs such as neem,
turmeric, holy basil, sandal wood, etc. have been selected for curing 7
different diseases such as allergic dermatitis, psoriasis, asthma, liver
disorders, headache, joints pain, sinus trouble/ cold.
Hundred percent cotton woven/knitted fabrics were treated with the selected
medicinal herb extracts and 7 different types of curative garments have been
developed. The developed fabrics have been tested for its antimicrobial
activity using standard test methods.The antibacterial assessments of the
medicinal herb extracts treated fabrics and clinical trials have confirmed the
correlation between the curative performance and its antibacterial activity.
The present study is an alternative
method of drug delivery.